32.3% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
King Leopold Ranges · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in King Leopold Ranges
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 27 percentage points separates the King Leopold Ranges from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 32.3% of people here finished high school, which is far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas at 32.3%, falling far below the state figure of 58%. For those who did not finish high school, 15.9% reached Year 11 and another 15.9% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In King Leopold Ranges, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 22% of residents.
15.6% ▲ +82.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In King Leopold Ranges, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Postgraduate degree (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 10%, followed by Education at 8.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 81.08 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for its level, though the typical school is small with only 85 students. These schools have some of the lowest advantage scores compared to similar areas.
81.08
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
85
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
700
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving King Leopold Ranges
5 schools — 425 students, average ICSEA 700.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2
By type: Secondary 2 · Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Yiramalay Studio School, Fitzroy Crossing | Independent | Secondary | 62.1 km | 41 | 707 |
| Manjali Studio School, King Leopold Ranges | Independent | Secondary | 63.2 km | 50 | 712 |
| Wananami Remote Community School, Derby | Government | Combined | 69.2 km | 36 | 683 |
| Fitzroy Valley District High School, Fitzroy Crossing | Government | Combined | 108.4 km | 269 | 714 |
| Muludja Remote Community School, Fitzroy Crossing | Government | Primary | 110.1 km | 29 | 565 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in King Leopold Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50760/king-leopold-ranges/topic/education